Down

2. (Historical Terms) a historical county of SE Northern Ireland, on the Irish Sea: generally hilly, rising to the Mountains of Mourne: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Ards, Banbridge, Castlereagh, Down, Newry and Mourne, North Down, and part of Lisburn. Area: 2466 sq km (952 sq miles)

Down

(daʊn)

n

1. (Breeds) any of various lowland breeds of sheep, typically of stocky build and having dense close wool, originating from various parts of southern England, such as Oxford, Hampshire, etc. See also Dorset Down

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2. (cap.) any sheep of several breeds raised orig. in the downs of S England, as the Suffolk.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English dūn hill]

Down

(daʊn)

n.

a county in SW Northern Ireland. 311,876; 952 sq. mi. (2466 sq. km).

down

(doun)

Fine, fluffy feathers that cover a young bird and underlie the outer feathers of certain adult birds. Down feathers are fluffy because they do not have interlocking barbules like adult outer feathers.

down

In artillery and naval gunfire support:1. A term used in a call for fire to indicate that the target is at a lower altitude than the reference point used in identifying the target.2. A correction used by an observer/spotter in time fire to indicate that a decrease in height of burst is desired.

Down

a flock of sheep, etc.

Examples: down of hares; of sheep.

down

Past participle: downedGerund: downing

Imperative

down

down

Present

I down

you down

he/she/it downs

we down

you down

they down

Preterite

I downed

you downed

he/she/it downed

we downed

you downed

they downed

Present Continuous

I am downing

you are downing

he/she/it is downing

we are downing

you are downing

they are downing

Present Perfect

I have downed

you have downed

he/she/it has downed

we have downed

you have downed

they have downed

Past Continuous

I was downing

you were downing

he/she/it was downing

we were downing

you were downing

they were downing

Past Perfect

I had downed

you had downed

he/she/it had downed

we had downed

you had downed

they had downed

Future

I will down

you will down

he/she/it will down

we will down

you will down

they will down

Future Perfect

I will have downed

you will have downed

he/she/it will have downed

we will have downed

you will have downed

they will have downed

Future Continuous

I will be downing

you will be downing

he/she/it will be downing

we will be downing

you will be downing

they will be downing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been downing

you have been downing

he/she/it has been downing

we have been downing

you have been downing

they have been downing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been downing

you will have been downing

he/she/it will have been downing

we will have been downing

you will have been downing

they will have been downing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been downing

you had been downing

he/she/it had been downing

we had been downing

you had been downing

they had been downing

Conditional

I would down

you would down

he/she/it would down

we would down

you would down

they would down

Past Conditional

I would have downed

you would have downed

he/she/it would have downed

we would have downed

you would have downed

they would have downed

down

Any of four attempts by the offense (three in Canadian football) to advance the ball at least 10 yards by passing or running.

down - (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

3.

Down - English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

2.

down - extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

down - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

have a down on something or someone(Informal)be antagonistic or hostile to, be set against, have it in for(slang), be anti(informal), be prejudiced against, be contra(informal), bear a grudge towards, feel ill will towardsShe always had a down on me for some reason.

= to or in another place usu not translated he came down from London yesterday → er kamgestern aus London; he’s down in London/at his brother’s → er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder; he lives down South → er wohnt im Süden; we’re going down South → wir fahrenin denSüden; we’re going down to the seaside/to Dover → wir fahren an die See/nach Dover

indicating responsibility ? to be down to sb/sth(= caused by) → an jdm/etwliegen; any mistakes are down to us → irgendwelche Fehlerliegen an uns; it’s down to you to decide(= your responsibility) → die Entscheidungliegt bei Ihnen

It makes it so cumbersome and dangerous to manage, you never know a moment's freedom from anxiety and care, never gain a moment's rest for dreamy laziness - no time to watch the windy shadows skimming lightly o'er the shallows, or the glittering sunbeams flitting in and out among the ripples, or the great trees by the margin looking down at their own image, or the woods all green and golden, or the lilies white and yellow, or the sombre- waving rushes, or the sedges, or the orchis, or the blue forget-me-nots.

One day the woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion (rapunzel), and it looked so fresh and green that she longed for it, she quite pined away, and began to look pale and miserable.

when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT- POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

When he had seen him spring, a free man, to his feet, and had given vent to the transport of delight which the sight awakened, he went to work upon his own, which soon fell rattling down upon the ground, and left his limbs unfettered.

Although Vasili Andreevich felt quite warm in his two fur coats, especially after struggling in the snow-drift, a cold shiver ran down his back on realizing that he must really spend the night where they were.

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